John Shafer to auction off vintages and rare verticals of wine for 2009 Lehigh Valley Wine Auction and Gala

View full sizePhoto Courtesy of shafervineyards.comA bottle of Shafer Vineyards 2005 Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon retails for $215 a bottle.Guests at this year's Lehigh Valley Wine Auction and Gala will notice two major changes in the third annual fundraising event. The most obvious of which is that John Shafer, renowned California winemaker and owner of Shafer Vineyards, will serve as the event's chairman.

“He makes a fantastic wine and gets rave reviews,” explains Maria Saba, Assistant Director of the Children’s Home of Easton and a member of the gala committee. “We’ve been trying to get him for three years and we’re so excited that he said yes.”